It was a massive turnout for the opening weekend of the 17th season of the Aurora Festival of Lights. More than 4,000 vehicles, with more than 12,000 onlookers inside, passed through the popular free one-mile holiday lights display during the two-day weekend festivities.
By Peter Hancock A group of temporary staffing agencies and their trade associations are asking a federal court to block enforcement of a new State law that governs how day laborers and temp workers are managed and paid. The lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Chicago, challenges several changes enacted...
The DuPage County Board Tuesday, Nov. 28 unanimously approved its Fiscal Year 2024 budget, which includes a balanced, $625 million spending plan and keeps the property tax rate flat. “This is a fiscally responsible spending plan that makes critical infrastructure investments which will take the pressure off upcoming budgets,” said...
Giving is a good idea. Giving Tuesday this week promotes charitable giving, a focus on one day, extra advertising, and reasons to put charity into focus. Giving Tuesday was started in 2012 in New York City in association with the United Nations and several private entities. Giving is a good...
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin and the Aurora City Council honored representatives from Open Door Health Center of Illinois for the Aurora facility’s 30 years at the Tuesday, Nov. 28 City Council meeting. Open Door Health Center of Illinois started in 1975 when the Visiting Nurses Association...
November 25, 2023Dear editor; I appreciated reading Barb Nadeau’s article on Medicare in a recent issue of The Voice. My wife and I have used a SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program) advisor the past couple of years and we’re glad we did. Fortunately, we have also steered clear of the...
November 21, 2023Dear editor; Mothers in prison rarely see their families. I find Jill McCorkel’s November 14 article, “Mothers in prison rarely see their families” puzzling. For some reason, she decided to single out mothers and exclude fathers. Was this inadvertent? Seems unlikely because there are nine times as many...
November 20, 2023Dear editor; Politicians love to pay lip service to animal welfare, and yet so few of them hold the position that would do most to relieve the suffering of our fellow creatures. That would be supporting increased public funding for cultivated-meat research. For readers who aren’t familiar with...
Reprinted from November 28, 2019Last of four parts Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit from their children. Jill McCorkel, professor of sociology and criminology, Villanova University in Philadelphia, submitted the following article to The Conversation. “Visitors are not allowed to bring outside food and drink into...
By Russ George National Diabetes Awareness Month ended November 30, however, members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley want to remind everyone of the health problems uncontrolled blood sugar can cause. Don’t wait until next year’s National Diabetes Awareness Month to think about being checked. Take time now to...
Naperville Park District thanks everyone who contributed to the 2023 Pennies for Pies drive to provide pumpkin pies for the annual Thanksgiving meal initiative at Loaves & Fishes Community Services. Preschool children, Park District employees, and many Naperville residents provided cash donations at several Park District facilities, and online contributions
The tableaux of Bethlehem on that first Christmas night centered on the Christ Child nestled among the straw of a wooden manger. His mother Mary, and Joseph the Carpenter, were seeking shelter among the doves and donkeys and fragrant evergreens. The family of three was to change the beliefs of...
As we look at what is happening to the Republican Party, it may seem difficult to believe that it was originally formed as a reform party. In the 1850s political landscape, the major parties – the Whigs and the Democrats – struggled for dominance, and neither party was above anti-democratic...
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Charles Coddington, in an obtuse article to the Voice (November 16 edition), dredged up hundreds of years of history to explain the meaning of “Anti-Semitism” and how wrong we are using the term. The Chas argues semantics as babies are burned alive in Israel. Hate is...
Ingredients2 pounds cubed beef stew meat3 tablespoons vegetable oil1/4 cup flour1 teaspoon garlic powder1 teaspoon onion powder4 cubes beef bouillon, crumbled1 1/2 cups red wine2 1/2 cups beef stock1 teaspoon dried rosemary1 teaspoon dried parsley1 teaspoon black pepper3 large potatoes, cubed4 carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces4 stalks celery, chopped1...
It seems to me that, on an average, life-spans loomAs prime examples of the attitudes we groom.And each becomes a personality dictate,Which then is flatly viewed by others as a trait.Distinctly, one is always fun to have around;Whose smile, demeanor, prone to laughter always foundTo lift our spirits, lighten loads,...
When you step through the doors of the Aurora Public Library District (APLD), let the warmth of the Library surround you, and prepare to be enchanted by the opportunities that await. One new opportunity has just begun, one that is sure to keep you challenged and entertained during the Winter...
North Central College junior quarterback Luke Lehnen has been selected as one of 20 semifinalists for the Gagliardi Trophy, the premier individual award in NCAA Division III Football. Stearns Bank and the J-Club of Saint John’s University (Minnesota), which present the Gagliardi Trophy. Lehnen, who was named the College Conference...
Thursday, Nov. 30Southwest Suburban crossoverBolingbrook at Stagg, 6Upstate EightFenton at Elgin, 7Glenbard East at Larkin, 7South Elgin at Glenbard South, 7Streamwood at East Aurora, 6:30West Chicago at Bartlett, 7 Friday, Dec. 1Catholic League WhiteIC Catholic at Marmion, 7St. Francis de Sales at Aurora Central, 7:30Catholic League crossoverMontini at St. Ignatius,...
Class 8ALoyola Acad. 26, Lincoln-Way East 15Class 7AChicago Mt. Carmel 35, Downers Grove North 10Class 6ACary-Grove 23, East St. Louis 20Class 5ANazareth Academy 38, Joliet Catholic Academy 20Class 4ARochester 59, St. Laurence 38Class 3AByron 69, Mt. Carmel 7Class 2AWilmington 28, Athens 3Class 1ACamp Point Central 14, Lena-Winslow 0...
